Trump vs. Clinton Is Terrible News for Fans of Free Speech and the First Amendment
Both candidates have abysmal records on First Amendment issues.
Free Speech
Memphis Police Officer Tackles and Arrests Man For Video-Recording Him
Memphis PD's policy clearly states citizens have First Amendment right to record police.
Should Anti-Semitic Calls for Violence Be Illegal?
The fine line between ugly words and true threats
Speaker Disinvited from College Event after 'Disrespecting' Obama
Boris Johnson no-platformed over Kenya comments.
Publishing Charlie Hebdo Cover Lands Turkish Journalists in Prison
Just yesterday, Turkey's PM had promised to include the "principle of secularism" in new constitution.
Artist Censors Anti-war Mural to Appease 'Triggered' Student
At Pitzer College, offense trumps art.
Schools Are Spying on Students' Social Media and Informing Police
In the name of cyberbullying and suicide prevention, unintended consequences are not being considered.
Melissa Click Rewrites History, Thinks She Was Fired Because 'I'm a White Lady'
Assault is wrong, even if the person committing it has a minor in women's studies.
Fight Against NC LGBT Discrimination Law Reveals Hypocrisy Over 'Dark Money'
Corporations influencing politics is awful for liberals, unless the influence benefits their political agenda.
At Milo Yiannopoulos Protest, Prof's Hassling of Journalists Backfires After She Calls Cops
Melissa Click (the sequel) at American University.
SuperPAC to Spend $1 Million to Target Hillary Haters on Social Media
Claims rules against campaign coordination do not apply here.
Governments Hating On Press Freedom More, Says Reporters Without Borders
The U.S. has a satisfactory score, but our country could do a lot better.
That Time Al and Tipper Gore Teamed Up To Brand Prince a Public Menace
Prince's "Darling Nikki" was number one on the censorious PMRC's "Filthy Fifteen" list.
Leftist Students Get Rapper Action Bronson Disinvited: This Time, They're Kinda Right
His lyrics are offensive, but that's not the main problem.
In Search of the Elusive Cultural Libertarian
You might be a cultural libertarian if... well, that depends on whom you ask.
Utah Governor Signs Resolution Declaring Porn a 'Public Health Crisis'
Drafted by the group formerly known as Morality in Media, the measure was passed unanimously by Utah lawmakers.
Bernie Sanders' Campaign Lawyers Do Not Appreciate Your "Bernie is My Comrade" T-Shirt
Does the Sanders campaign respect the First Amendment rights to satire and parody?
The NY Primary, Minimum Wage, Fracking, Chicago's Allegedy Racist Cops, and the Speech Police: The Fifth Column Podcast Returns
Matt Welch, Kmele Foster and Michael Moynihan try to figure out who's the real New Yorker
Three 11-Year-Old "Dancing Trumps" Forbidden to Perform at School Talent Show
Silly oversized masks and a benign, wordless, apolitical dance routine was too hot for a Massachusetts public school to handle.
U. of Delaware Students Drew a Penis on a Free Speech Ball. Cops Made Them Censor It.
The unending effort to broaden sexual misconduct.
OSU Threatens to Expel Student Activists for Making Campus Staff Feel Unsafe
"The people in this building have a right to a safe environment ... where their jobs won't be interrupted," OSU officials say.
Bill Nye, "Science Guy," Open to Jail Time for Climate Change Skeptics
"There is a chilling effect on scientists who are in extreme doubt about climate change, I think that is good."
Mass Surveillance Has a "Chilling Effect" on Online Expression
The people who say they "have nothing to hide" are the most skittish about commenting on controversial topics on social media.
Ohio University Wants to Impose Cultural Sensitivity Training After Students Wrote 'Trump 2016' on Free Speech Wall
Punishing students for wrongthink.
Got an Awesome Liberty-Themed Tattoo?
Time to show it off in Reason's first (and probably last) ink contest.
Shut Up, They Explained
Increasingly, free speech ends where the listener stops agreeing.
Federal Judge Rules Skim Milk Isn't 'Skim Milk'
This is what happens when government regulators control definitions of words.
Comedy, College, and the Fight to Save Free Speech: Can We Take a Joke?
Foundation for Individual Rights in Education's Greg Lukianoff
Free Speech Attack by Attorneys General in ExxonMobil Climate Change Probe of Skeptical Non-Profit
Down the perilous path toward Lysenkoism in which only officially approved science is allowed
Pro-Palestinian Activists Shout Down Jerusalem Mayor's Speech at San Francisco State University
Respect for free expression goes out the window when it comes to Israel/Palestine issues on college campuses.
Ban Pro-Palestinian Group from CUNY Campuses, 35 NY Lawmakers Say
Bipartisan gaggle of politicians equate incendiary political speech on campus with "intimidation."
Five Years After Feds Escalated the Title IX Inquisition, Are Students Ready to Sue?
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education says the Office for Civil Rights broke the law.
Raised Hands Violate University Safe-Space Policy
And no shaking your damn head, either!
Run a Pot Ad, Go to Jail?
A long overlooked provision of the Controlled Substances Act makes it a felony to "place" a marijuana ad.
The Lurking Law That Turns Marijuana Ads Into Felonies
Can newspaper publishers go to prison for accepting ads from pot merchants? Maybe.
Watch a Black Student Assault White Teen Because His Dreadlocks Are Cultural Appropriation
So much for safe spaces at San Francisco State University.
Judge Dismisses Felony Charge Against Michigan Jury Rights Pamphleteer
Keith Wood still faces a misdemeanor jury tampering charge for exercising his freedom of speech.
Donald Trump, Mystified by Pen, Responds to Reporter Michelle Fields
After his campaign manager was charged for grabbing Fields, Trump taunted the reporter on Twitter, asking "Can I press charges?" against her.
After Emory: Will University Presidents Tell Thin-Skinned Students the Truth About Feelings?
"Trump 2016" is not an act of violence.
Ohio Cops Think This Guy Should Go to Jail for Making Fun of Them
The Parma Police Department says a parody Facebook page disrupted public services, a felony.
Violent Leftwing Students, Violent Trump Staffers: Both Bad
Radicals at the University of California at Berkeley should be ashamed.
Emory University President Vows to Hunt Down Student Whose 'Trump 2016' Message Wrecked Safe Space
Everyone wants to live in a Trump-free world, but alas...
Another Win for Internet Freedom, First Amendment in First Circuit's Backpage Ruling
"Congress did not sound an uncertain trumpet when it...chose to enact broad protections to internet publishers," held the appeals court.
Vindicated: Professor Whose Students Wanted Her Fired for Politically Incorrect Statements
Andrea Quenette, University of Kansas free speech casualty, will return to class.
